The Village Foundation of Blowing Rock

Public charity · Grantmaker Blowing Rock, NC EIN: 27-1826991

To promote and support business education, economic development and business retention in blowing rock

The Village Foundation of Blowing Rock at a glance

In short: The Village Foundation of Blowing Rock gave $25K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $25K), mostly in North Carolina. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$25,000
+0.0% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
1
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$25,000
+0.0% vs 2023
Median grant
$25,000
Total assets
$397,382
+57.0% vs 2023
Primary geography
North Carolina (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated October 2026.

Who The Village Foundation of Blowing Rock funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2024

Blowing Rock Chamber of Commerce: $25KBlowing Rock Chamber ofCommerce$25K

The largest 2024 recipient was Blowing Rock Chamber of Commerce ($25K).

Grant Size Distribution

21 grants across all recorded years

18<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K2$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 18 grants of 21 (86%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

Blowing RockBooneBanner ElkMorganton

How The Village Foundation of Blowing Rock gives

  • Giving fell 94% from 2021 to 2024. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K0 grants2019 12 grants2020 4 grants2021 3 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2023) to $390K (2021). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $25K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Blowing Rock Chamber of Commerce Blowing Rock, NCTo Assist with the Symphony$25,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024$397,382$249,568$111,089$25,0001$2,161
2023$253,073$154,313$74,660$25,0001$1,252
2022$173,420$205,758$344,193$302,6123—
2021$311,855$532,024$418,636$389,8464—
2020$204,467$209,358$149,824$61,00012—
2019$144,933$117,511$61,288———

About The Village Foundation of Blowing Rock

Based on IRS filings

The Village Foundation of Blowing Rock is a public charity focused on public and societal benefit, based in Blowing Rock, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $397K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $25K. Net investment income was $2K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Village Foundation of Blowing Rock is led by CATHY ROBBINS Sr., President since 2022 (on filings since 2019); none of the 21 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • CATHY ROBBINS Sr.

    President

    Treasurersecretary → Vice President, 2021

    Vice President → President, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gina Harwood

    Executive Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charlie Sellers

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Pitts Sr.

    Director

    Vice President → President, 2020

    President → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Aldridge

    Director

    Director → Executive Committee, 2020

    Executive Committee → Director, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shane Fox

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Gupton

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tracy Brown

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bill Warden

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Winkler

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lee Price

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Logan Rowell

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Caine

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Will Miller

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ellen Harrell

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marty Osinski

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Robin Miller

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terese Fogleman

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Will Brinker

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charles Hardin

    Secretary & Treasurer

    Director → Secretary & Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Clabough

    Interim Vice President

    Director → Immediate Past President, 2021

    Immediate Past President → Interim Vice President, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (17)
  • Former: Brenda Speckmann (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Melissa Pickett (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Sam Glover (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: David Sweet (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Tom Obrien (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Ronnie Mark (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Bob Hambright (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Kent Tarbutton (2019–2021) — Securitytreasurer
  • Former: Ted Couch (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jb Lawrence (2021) — Director
  • Former: Jim Zellner (2021) — Director
  • Former: Don Hubble (2020) — Director
  • Former: Billy Chick (2019) — Director
  • Former: Ed Tausche (2019) — Director
  • Former: Jim Freeman (2019) — Director
  • Former: Michael Gray (2019) — Director
  • Former: Steven Price (2019) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about The Village Foundation of Blowing Rock

How much does The Village Foundation of Blowing Rock give each year?

The Village Foundation of Blowing Rock gave $25K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $25K across 1 grant.

How large is The Village Foundation of Blowing Rock?

The Village Foundation of Blowing Rock reported $397K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $250K.

What is The Village Foundation of Blowing Rock?

The Village Foundation of Blowing Rock is a public charity focused on public and societal benefit, based in Blowing Rock, NC. It holds $397K in total assets as of 2024.

Where does The Village Foundation of Blowing Rock operate?

The Village Foundation of Blowing Rock has awarded grants in North Carolina.

What is The Village Foundation of Blowing Rock's EIN?

The Village Foundation of Blowing Rock's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-1826991. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 9, 2020)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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